The scaled-down platform reflects a desire by the Trump campaign to avoid giving Democrats more material for their warnings about the former president’s intentions if he wins back the White House.
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Health and lifestyle stories from the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine has no testing requirement for medical cannabis. Public health advocates want that to change.
As new legislation regulating marijuana takes effect, the debate about whether and how to mandate testing and potency limits for medical cannabis continues.
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Avocado hand: How to avoid an injury so common that surgeons have a name for it
Most injuries related to cutting avocados occur from April through July. Here’s how to reduce your risk.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
A bench and a grandmother’s ear: Zimbabwe’s novel mental health therapy spreads overseas
In Zimbabwe, talk therapy involving park benches and a network of grandmothers has become a saving grace for people with mental health issues
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Maine announces resource center to aid local opioid settlement spending
The attorney general’s office is putting nearly $2.5 million toward a hub that will offer assistance to Maine counties, cities and towns as they decide how to spend opioid settlement funds.
Posted inBusiness, Health
Ozempic linked to rare cases of vision loss in Harvard study
The stroke-like eye condition appears to be more common in people taking new drugs for weight loss and diabetes.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug after months of delay
The agency determines that the potential of slowing the devastating disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment outweigh the risks of brain bleeds.
Posted inHealth
U.S. will pay Moderna $176 million to develop mRNA pandemic flu vaccine
The U.S. government will pay the vaccine maker Moderna $176 million to accelerate development of a pandemic influenza vaccine
Posted inBusiness, Health, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Community Clinical Services splits from St. Mary’s Health System
Though the two organizations are now legally separate, they will still work together to serve patients.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Ombudsman ‘not aware’ of the high number of wanderings from Maine assisted living facilities
There is no requirement to notify the office of Maine’s long-term care ombudsmen when residents wander from residential care – something that happened at least 115 times from 2020 to 2022.